Saab 9000 vs Toyota Corolla Matrix

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure	Saab 9000	Toyota Corolla Matrix
Complaints on file	196	477
Model years covered	1986–1998	2003–2013
Worst model year	1993	2005
Best model year	1995	2004
Crashes reported	5	44
Fires reported	16	12
Injuries reported	4	31
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Transmission & Drivetrain	Airbags
Share of complaints involving harm	12.8%	18.2%

Saab 9000 by year

3 5 17 24 8 11 32 34 20 10 23 8 1

86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Transmission & Drivetrain 32 16.3%

Electrical System 29 14.8%

Brakes 26 13.3%

Engine & Cooling 23 11.7%

Fuel & Propulsion 20 10.2%

Airbags 10 5.1%

Seat Belts 10 5.1%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 9 4.6%

Toyota Corolla Matrix by year

39 42 107 75 57 38 88 24 6 1

03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 13

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Airbags 275 57.7%

Engine & Cooling 41 8.6%

Electrical System 30 6.3%

Brakes 22 4.6%

Other & Unspecified 19 4.0%

Body & Structure 18 3.8%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 17 3.6%

Transmission & Drivetrain 11 2.3%